Broomstix Rpg

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A game by Jared A. Sorensen

Based on the extraordinary fantasy novels by JK Rowling


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All characters in this game start as First-Year students at a school for young Wizards and Witches.

All Aptitudes have an initial rating of 0. You have five points to distribute between Athletics, Knowledge and Intrigue. You may gain an additional point by choosing one Aptitude at -1.

Athletics governs all physical abilities such as running, jumping, climbing and sneaking. It's also the attribute used when characters fight, fly broomsticks or play Quidditch.

Knowledge affects your characters' ability to remember facts, figures and arcane bits of information. Most skills deal with subjects such as the Care of Magical Creatures and History of Magic. The Muggle Studies skill allows pureblood Wizards and Witches to use normal academic fields such as History or Science. Muggle-Studies also deals withmundane skills such as Computer Use or Driving.

Intrigue affects the character's social aptitude and their ability to deceive and to sense when others are deceiving them.Intrigue also deals with your ability to move stealthily and spy on others.

Magic is the attribute that directly affects the character's spell-casting ability. It is modified by skill levels in variousschools of magic, as well as based upon the type of wand that the character uses. The Magic attribute is the only oneof the four attributes that has a set value that is not modified with starting points. The Magic attribute is equal to thecharacter's number of years in wizard school. At the time of the book Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry'sMagic rating is 4.

All First-Year students receive a starting Magic rating of +1.

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Characters have a number of Skill Points to distribute within each attribute equal to that attribute. So a Wizard withan Athletics rating of +3 would have 3 points to distribute between Fighting, General Athletics and Quidditch.

The limit for any one skill is equal to the rating of the corresponding attribute.

Athletics Skills deal with strength, speed, coordination and overall physical fitness. They are divided into two mainareas (Fighting and General Athletics), with a third category reserved for the various positions of Quidditch.

Fighting should be uncommon but it is to be expected (boys will be boys and girls will be girls and all of that). TheSpecialties within the Fighting Skill are grouped according to specific martial abilities that are taught in school. To thisend, these Skills may also be used competitively (for example, in a Fencing exhibition or an Archery contest).

Archery Boxing Brawling Dodge Fencing Martial Arts Wrestling

General Athletics covers the basic group of Athletic Skills. Note that the Fly skill involves both flying creatures (ie:Hippogriffs) and broomsticks.

Climb Fly Lift Ride Run & Jump Swim Throw & Catch

(advanced Skill)The advanced Skill of Quidditch enables you to play on your House's Quidditch team. You should Specializein at least one position (provided you have the pre-requisite Skills). Most Quidditch players focus on oneparticular position.

Beater (pre-requisites: Fly +1, Magic +2) Chaser (pre-requisites: Fly +1, Magic +2) Keeper (pre-requisites: Fly +1, Magic +2) Seeker (pre-requisites: Fly +2, Magic +2)


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Knowledge Skills deal with facts, figures, names and dates. Most Knowledge Skills can be found in a properly-equipped library. When researching Muggle Studies in a library, take note that a Wizard library will have much lessavailable than a Muggle library. Similarly, a Muggle Library will have almost no useful information about the world

of Magic.

This class teaches students to recognize and decipher ancient scripts, sigils and hieroglyphs.

Specific forms of writing are chosen as Specialties.

The study of the heavens and celestial bodies. Astronomy is a pre-requisite for Divination as students are expected toknow all the planets and major constellations.

Solar and Lunar Cycles The Planets Comets & Other Celestial Bodies Constellations

A hands-on class where students learn about the habits of magical creatures and how to care for them.

Specific creatures (dragons, skrewts, hippogriffs) are chosen as Specialties.

History of Magic delves into both ancient and modern magical history, famous figures and noteworthy events.

Specific periods or figures from history are chosen as Specialties.

Not a class-taught skill per se, but more the ability to research information from books, scrolls and other texts.This skill is most-often used when searching for information that the character doesn't otherwise possess.

Specific book subjects (Knowledge Skills) are chosen as Specialties.

Class taken by wizarding folk to study non-magical people.

Specific aspects of Muggle life are chosen as Specialties.

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The Knowledge Skill of Quidditch involves the history, strategies and famous figures of Quidditch.

Strategy & Tactics

History of Quidditch Famous Matches Famous Figures

Intrigue Skills deal with subterfuge, deception, stealth and persuasion - skills in which members of House Slytherinexcel. Intrigue Skills do not have individual Specialties.

Using your personal magnetism and charm to convince others to do what you want.

The ability to fast-talk or otherwise fool someone, as well as knowing when someone is pulling a fast one on you.

Gossip is used primarily when spreading rumors. Handy when passing notes, using codes and innuendo andseparating fact from rumor.

Also known as "brown-nosing," this is the art of flattery and sucking up to adults and older kids.

This ability allows you to pull off pranks and practical jokes successfully without getting caught. Prank also coversfeats of mundane "magic" (card tricks, palming small objects, etc.).

The ability to move silently and stealthily so as not to be noticed and also to notice things at a distance or underdifficult circumstances (such as listening to a conversation from behind a closed door).

Magical Skills include the ability to cast various kinds of spells, to brew potions, to use divination and numerology toforesee the future and defensive techniques against Dark Magic.

The ancient study of the magical properties of numbers.

No Specialities for this Skill.


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Charms are a type of magic spell concerned with enchanting or conjuring an object. Charm spells are in some waysthe opposite of Curses: many Charms seem to have in inherent positive tone (e.g. Cheering Charm) while Curseshave an inherent negative one (Teeth-Enlarging Curse).

Specific charms and curses or the Dueling Skill can be chosen as Specialties.

(advanced Skill)Magic lessons that teach students how to defend themselves against evil creatures.

Dark Arts II: teaches about basic Dark creatures (pre-requisite: Magic +2) Dark Arts III: teaches about intermediate Dark creatures (pre-requisite: Magic +3) Dark Arts IV : teaches about curses and counter-curses (pre-requisite: Magic +4)

(advanced Skill - pre-requisites: Astronomy +1, Magic +3)Magical art of foretelling the future.

Astrology Crystal Gazing Fire Omens Palmistry Tea-Leaf Reading

The study of various potions and elixirs and how to brew them.

Specific potions, draughts and elixirs are chosen as Specialties.

Herbology is the study of magical plants and fungi, including how to care for them and use their magical properties.Some magical plants form important ingredients in potions, others have magical effects on their own.

Trees & Plants Fungi Roots & Tubers Pests & Parasites

(advanced Skill)Transfiguration is magic which changes one object into another. It is possible to change inanimate objects into

animate ones and vice versa. Some Transfiguration spells alter a part of something, such as changing a person's earsfrom normal into rabbit ears.

Beginning Transfiguration (pre-requisite: Magic +2) Intermediate Transfiguration (pre-requisite: Magic +3) Advanced Transfiguration (pre-requisite: Magic +4)

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When enrolled at the school, students are "sorted" into the various Houses by the Sorting Hat. The Hat will look atthe student and place him in a House that suits his or her inner nature. The four Houses are:

Members of Gryffindor are courageous and bold. Gryffindors will receive a +1 bonus to any action involving bravery or daring. If you are in this House you will gain experience when you accomplish a feat of heroism.

Members of Ravenclaw are wise and honorable. Ravenclaws will receive a +1 bonus whenever displaying wisdom orhonor. If you are in this House you will gain experience when you accomplish a goal through wise decision-making.

Members of Hufflepuff are loyal and hard working. Hufflepuffs gain a +1 bonus to any action where they show theirloyalty or determination. If you are in this House you will gain experience whenever you succeed through yourperseverance or fair play.

Members of Slytherin are cunning and ambitious. Slytherins gain a +1 bonus whenever they do somethingsneaky and duplicitous. If you are in this House you will gain experience whenever you get ahead by using treachery or cunning.

In this game, characters may not choose House Slytherin as their House - they're the "bad guys" (or at least theantagonists) of most stories. It's also highly recommended that you keep all the characters within one House. Feel free

to mix Houses together or have Slytherin PC's, if that's your wish.

All characters in this game are individuals and so all characters may choose one Unique Situation from the list below.Unique Situations marked with an asterisk (*) are especially rare or powerful and should be cleared with theHeadmaster before the game begins.

Most characters will have either a Muggle Upbringing or Magical Upbringing. Skill Bonuses from Unique Situationsdo not count against the maximum rating of that Skill.

Characters can take an additional Unique Situation by sacrificing two of their five starting Skill points (leaving thatcharacter 3 Skill points to distribute between Athletics, Knowledge and Intrigue).

You are an Animagus, allowing you to change your form into that of an animal.

You know your way around a library, giving you a +2 to your Library Use Skill.


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You are a natural on a broomstick and gain a +1 to your Fly and Quidditch Skills.

You're a practical joker at heart and get a +2 bonus to your Prank Skill.

You possess a rare or even unique magical item of some kind, like a Cloak of Invisibility or Gloves of Giant Strength.Discuss the particulars of your gift with the Headmaster.

Your familiar, broomstick, robes, etc. once belonged to an older sibling and have been passed on to you. You don'thave to spend any money on school supplies.

You have the blood of Giants in your veins, giving you a larger-than-average size and a +2 to the Fighting andGeneral Athletics Skills (except Dodge). Because of your large size, you are also a bit clumsier than normal people.

You have a -2 penalty to your Dodge and Sneak Skills. Note that Hagrid is actually a half-Giant, hence hisconsiderable size and strength.

Your family has its own House-Elf.

You have an Affinity for a particular field of magic (Herbology, Divination, etc.) and gain a +2 bonus to that field.

You grew up in a Wizard/Witch household and are accustomed to the presence of magical creatures, spells and thelike. Gain +1 in both History of Magic and Care of Magical Creatures.

You grew up in a Muggle household and are familiar with Muggle history, technology and culture. Gain +4 inMuggle Studies.

You have the rare ability to speak to serpents.

Your family (or just one member) is extremely well-regarded and respected by the Wizard community.

You're a budding journalist and you love listening to (and spreading) rumors. You get +2 to your Gossip skill.

As part-Veela, you gain a +2 to your Allure Skill.

You start with extra Galleons, Sickles and Knuts - enough to buy the finest schools supplies available.

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All Wizards and Witches start school in possession of several items: robes, textbooks for that year, a wand, a broomstick and a familiar (either an owl, cat, toad or rat).

Every student must purchase two sets of robes; one for normal use, one for formal occasions. Pointed black hats arealso worn as part of the school uniform. Dragonhide gloves are also required for laboratory work. A sturdy wintercloak is also necessary for those cold walks outside.

Students are also expected to bring the following items: cauldron, scales, quills, ink, parchment and a book bag.

Every student is required to purchase a number of textbooks to coincide with their courses. Used textbooks cost abouthalf as much as new books and usually come with their own annotations and pre-underlined passages. Unfortunately,they're not quite as sturdy as new books and may feature such unpleasant "features" as ripped-out pages or blacked-

out sentences.

The Standard Book of Spells Grade 1 by Miranda Goshawk A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshott Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble

The Standard Book of Spells Grade 2 by Miranda Goshawk Break With A Banshee by Gilderoy Lockhart Gadding With Ghouls by Gilderoy Lockhart Holidays With Hags by Gilderoy Lockhart Travel With Trolls by Gilderoy Lockhart Voyages With Vampires by Gilderoy Lockhart Wandering With Werewolves by Gilderoy Lockhart Year With The Yeti by Gilderoy Lockhart

Intermediate Transfiguration The Standard Book of Spells Grade 3 by Miranda Goshawk The Monster Book Of Monsters Unfogging the Future by Cassandra Vblatsky

The Standard Book of Spells Grade 4 by Miranda Goshawk Numerology and Gramatica


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Wands are classified by four different characteristics:

Type of wood: holly, willow, hornbeam, rosewood, yew, oak, mahogany Length: between 8" and 16" - increments of 1⁄4"

Quality of motion: when waved springy, rigid, pliable, swishy, bendy Magical component: phoenix feather, veela hair, dragon's heartstring, unicorn tail hair

After choosing the characteristics of your wand, you should decide what kinds of spells work well with it (and whatspells don't work so well). Give your wand a +1 bonus to one kind of magic and a -1 penalty to another.

You may also choose to purchase a wand that gives no bonus or penalty.

Casting with an unfamiliar wand is done at -2. Casting with a broken wand is done at -4 and will result in a Mishapif the result is 5 or lower. Casting without a wand is next to impossible but may be attempted at a -10 to the roll.

A personal broomstick is necessary for flying instruction and also for playing Quidditch. Some broomsticks are builtfor endurance or for comfort. The most expensive ones are built for speed and agility.

Types of Brooms (in order of quality)

Bluebottle: non-sport model (-1 to Fly skill) Silver Arrow: old-fashioned broom Shooting Star (training model) Nimbus 2000 Cleansweep 5

Cleansweep 7 (+1 to Fly Skill) Comet 260 (+1 to Fly Skill) Nimbus 2001: updated version of the 2000 (+1 to Fly Skill) Firebolt: the most technologically-advanced broom on the market Firebolts are hideously expensive but

riders gain a +2 to their Fly skill.

A black leather case containing Fleetwood's High Finish Handle Polish, tail-twig clippers, compass, and a Do-it- Yourself Broomcare Handbook.

All students are permitted to bring a familiar with them to the school. Accepted familiars are toads, rats, cats and

owls. Owls are the most expensive but come in handy when the student needs to deliver a message. Students withoutowl familiars of their own may use public post-owls for mailing documents.

Gold Galleons Silver Sickles (17 Sickles = 1 Galleon) Bronze Knuts (29 Knuts = 1 Sickle)

Characters start with enough money to buy school supplies (nothing fancy!).

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A Quidditch match involves the following:Chasers try to score with the Quaffle (a skill check...must be at least a Bumbling Success). If the Chasers pass theQuaffle to one another, it will give them a +1 to any scoring attempt made (this bonus is lost if control of the Quaffleis lost).

The Keeper needs to match or exceed an opposing Chaser's skill check to block the shot. A successful Quaffle scoreearns that team 10 points.

Beaters keep the Bludgers away from the Chasers and Seeker. Unless blocked, both Bludgers will get to attack theChaser and Seekers. On a Bumbling Success, one Bludger is blocked but the other gets free and may attack the Seekeror a Chaser.

On a Success, both Bludgers are blocked. On a Critical Success, the Bludgers are automatically knocked toward theother team's Seeker.

The Seeker must get a Brilliant Success to grab the Snitch - Seekers gets a +1 bonus every round until the Snitch is

captured. If attacked by a Bludger, the Seeker must roll their Fly skill to avoid the Bludger or they lose their chance tograb the Seeker. If both Bludgers attack and aren't avoided, the Seeker is "out" for the next round.

Reaching 250 points or capturing the Snitch will end the match.


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Roll a d20, add or subtract the appropriate modifiers, consult the chart:

0 or less Bludge You couldn't have done worse if you tried

1-5 Flop You've failed, but it could've been much worse

6-10 Bumbling Success You've managed to succeed in spite of yourself

11-19 Success Congratulations - nothing terrible happened

20+ Brilliant Success A smashing success beyond all expectations

Even if the result is not a Success, there should be SOMETHING that happens Bumbling Successes should besomewhat comical, Flops should be disappointing (but not stop the action outright) and Bludges should provide forVERY interesting plot complications. Of course, one Brilliant Success should make up for all the bad die rolls…

If the character is being directly opposed by someone or something, then use the opposing skill as a negative modifierto the character's die roll. Fighting, General Athletics, Quidditch, Bluff and Sneak & Spy are Opposed Skills.

Example: Winston (General Athletics +1) is being chased by a rather large troll (General Athletics +3). Winston rolls a 13 and adds +1 for his General Athletics skill for a total of 14. Now, he must now subtract the troll's skill of 3,leaving him with an 11. Success! Winston makes it to the dungeon door and slams it shut behind him.

Usually, actions are resolved in order of the skill involved. But if you really need to get your action off early you cantake a penalty on your next die roll. This penalty is then applied to your skill when determined the order of actions.

Example: Winston (Magic +1) and Cynthia (Magic +1) are in dueling class. Winston knows Cynthia is experienced atdueling (she has a Dueling specialty of +1) so he accepts a -3 penalty to his die roll in order to get his spell off beforeCynthia can react (giving him a Magic score of +4 when determining which action happens first).

Magic is handled exactly like any other die roll and magic spells can be cast in haste. If dueling and your opponenthas the drop on you, you may cast a counter-curse, but at a negative modifier depending on the magic rating of youropponent. If the counter-curse's result is equal to or higher than the spell to be countered, then that spell is counteredsuccessfully.

Example: Xavier and Penny are engaged in a Wizard's Duel. Xavier and Penny are both third-year students (Magic

rating +3). Xavier decides that he wants to get his spell off before Penny can react so he casts an Engorgement Charm with a haste penalty of -3. Penny opts for a more defensive strategy and casts a counter-curse.

Xavier rolls a 13 - an excellent result, but suffers a -3 penalty to his Magic score for casting his spell in haste His finalscore is 10 (13-3). A bumbling success…

Penny rolls a 10. Because Xavier's Magic score is the same as Penny's, they effectively cancel one another our. Thecounterspell is the same result as Xavier's (Bumbling Success) and so Xavier's Engorgement Charm fizzles out.

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Simply roll your Fighting skill and subtract your opponent's opposing Fighting skill. If successful, you accomplish whatever you want to happen (just like when using any other skill). If your character is hurt (in a fight or after doing something hazardous), you may suffer a penalty to your future actions until healed - but this is up to the players andthe Headmaster.

Your Magic aptitude gains at a rate of +1 per year past the first. Every three years you gain +1 in a non-Magicaptitude and every year (on your birthday!) you get 1 point to place in *any * skill.


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